It was just that kind of night for an Islander team that has enjoyed few of them this season.

There have been many of those this season for an Islander team that was not expected to be anywhere near the playoffs.

"That's something you won't see from this Islander team."

The 23-year-old McLennan, who is one of the biggest question marks on this Islander team, was quietly steady throughout.

They'll be O.K. They'll come back tomorrow and it will be a whole different Islander team.

For an Islander team that was 0-6-2 when trailing after two periods, the two Rangers goals figured to be more than enough.

Over the next four seasons, as the Islander team improved, Nystrom became one of the steadiest two way forwards in the league.

Neilson would hardly be disappointed to play the rest of the playoffs against an Islander team lacking LaFontaine.

Those Islander teams won four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1980-83.

Two of those were Islander teams.